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PASS CASE Filed June 20, 1956 IN V EN TOR.

LOU/.5 SERMON BY ulia ATTORNEY United States Patent Q PASS CASE Louis Seamon, Great Neck Estates, N. Y. Application June 20, 1956, Serial No. 592,618

Claims. (Cl. 150-39) This invention relates to a pass case which may be disposed in a wallet or the like and is particularly useful under present day conditions wherein every person is necessarily required to carry a considerable number of identification or other type of cards.

In carrying cards of this nature, in order to prevent crumpling and soilage thereof, it has been the practice heretofore to provide transparent pass envelopes for such cards so that the cards are easily displayed when required but are nevertheless protected.

Various devices have been heretofore developed in order to permit a large number of such cards to be conveniently carried yet selectively displayed as required. Yet, in all of the prior devices, it has not been possible to strike a balance between the disadvantages of bulkiness as against the advantages of ready location of the card desired. Thus, if the pass envelopes containing the cards were merely secured to one another in the manner of leaves of a book, location of the cards desired was simple but the device was too bulky to be useful. On the other hand if the pass envelopes were secured to one another in aligned relationship the strip of such envelopes became so long that ready access to the card desired was difiicult although bulkiness was controlled.

In order to combine the advantages of the aligned type of pass envelopes with those of ready location of the desired card I have created the pass case of this invention which displays the pass envelopes in the form of two or more sections. Each of the sections is covered by a pair of fiap members and may be selectively exposed as desired.

The invention may be briefly described as comprising, in combination, a front flap, a rear flap and an intermediate flap. The flaps are secured to one another in interconnected pivotal relationship at the ends thereof. A first series of vertically aligned laterally interconnected transparent pass envelopes are folded one upon another, and, when in folded relationship, are disposed between the rear flap and intermediate flap, covered by said flaps. This series of pass envelopes is secured between the fiaps only at a lateral portion of one of the envelopes of the series. p

A second similar series of pass envelopes is disposed between the front flap and the intermediate flap, and complementary fastening means are provided on the front of the pass case to removably secure the flaps to one another at an end opposite to the end at which the flaps are pivotally secured as aforementioned, thus permitting selective pivotal separation of the flaps to uncover either of the series of pass envelopes and to permit the pass envelopes to be placed in unfolded relationship and their contents displayed.

In the preferred modification of this invention, in order to aid in separating and unfolding the pass envelopes, a handle member is transversely disposed across the lower edge of each of the series of pass envelopes.

The invention will be further described by reference 2,845,975 -Patented Aug. 5, 1958 to the accompanying drawings which are made a part ofthis specification.

Fig. 1 is a detail perspective view of the holding member which joins two of the flaps to one another.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the pass case of this invention with the flaps in partially separated position and the series of pass envelopes in partially unfolded position showing the construction of the parts.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the pass case shown in Fig. 2 with the flaps thereof in closed position and the series of pass envelopes in folded position and covered by the flaps.

Referring now to the form of the pass case of this invention shown in the drawings for further description but again not desiring to be bound by the specific construction shown, the following is set forth.

The pass case 38 is formed with rear flap 40, intermediate flap 41 and front flap 42. Rear flap 40 is disposed within a pocket 43 upon wallet 33 to secure the pass case thereto.

Front flap 42 is integral with intermediate flap 41 and flaps 41 and 42 are pivotally secured to one another at their lateral portions 45.

A holding member 46 is formed with a support portion 47, a plurality of ear portions 48 and a securing portion 49. Holding member 46 pivotally secures flaps 41 and 42 to flap 40 by means of aligned openings provided in the flaps. The openings in intermediate flap 41 are designated by reference character 50.

Ear portions 48 pass through the openings in the flaps and are secured against displacement by securing portion 49.

A first series of transparent pass envelopes 52 are provided. Envelopes 52 are vertically aligned with respect to one another, foldable, and secured laterally at 53. The envelopes 52 of this series are disposed in covered relationship between flaps 40 and 41 when these flaps are in closed relationship and envelopes 52 are folded with respect to one another. Envelopes 52 are secured between flaps 41 and 42 by means of the ear portions 48 of holding member 46 which pass through openings protected by grommets 54 located at the upper lateral portion 55 of the series of envelopes 52.

An additional series of pass envelopes 56 is also vertically aligned with respect to one another, foldable, and secured laterally at 57. The envelopes 56 of this series are disposed between flaps 40 and 41 when these flaps are in closed position and envelopes 56 in folded relationship. In this modification, also, the series of envelopes 52 are joined to the series of envelopes 56 by the lateral edge of the first envelope of series 52 being joined to the first envelope of series 56. A handle 15 is located at the lower transverse edge of the basement envelope of series 56 and an additional handle 16 is located at the lower transverse edge of the lowermost envelope of series 52. I 5 Rear flap 40 is formed with a pair of oppositely dispOsed vertically aligned overhanging portions 58 and 59. Overhanging portion 58 bears fastener 60 and overhanging portion 59 bears fastener 61. Fasteners complementary to fasteners 60 and 61, namely fasteners 62 and 63 are provided upon front flap 42. The pairs of fasteners 6062 and 6163 are removable one from another so as to permit selective pivotal separation of the flaps.

In the operation of the invention the pass case is normally within the wallet and assumes the position shown in Fig. 3. When the user wishes to display a pass he removes the wallet from his pocket and opens the same. He then determines whether the pass desired is within series 52 or 56 of pass envelopes. Assuming that he determines that the pass or card is within series 52 he removes fasteners 61-63 from one another. He then separates flaps 42-59 from one another and unfolds envelopes 52. Unfolding of the envelopes of series 52 is aided by handle 16. After the pass is displayed envelopes 52 are re-folded and placed between fiaps 41 and 42.

If envelopes 56 are to be displayed a similar operation is performed except that fastener 62 and 60 are separated and flaps 42 and 58 separated from one another.

The foregoing specific modifications of this invention are for illustrative purposes and for purposes of example only.- Various changes and modifications can obviously be made herein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

I claim:

I. A pass case comprising, in combination, a front flap, a rear flap and an intermediate flap secured to one another at one end thereof in interconnected pivotal relationship, a first series of vertically aligned laterally interconnected transparent pass envelopes folded one upon another disposed between said rear flap and said intermediate flap, covered by said flaps, and secured therebetween only at a. lateral portion of one of the envelopes of said series, a second similar series of pass envelopes between said intermediate fiap and, said front flap, and interconnectable fastening members upon each pair of adjacent flaps removably securing said flaps to one another at an opposite end and permitting selective pivotal separation of said flaps so as to uncover either of said series of pass envelopes and to permit said pass envelopes to be placed in unfolded relationship.

2. -A pass case comprising, in combination, a front flap, a rear flap and an intermediate flap secured to one another at one end thereof in an interconnected pivotal relationship, a first series of vertically aligned laterally interconnected transparent pass envelopes folded one upon another disposed between said rear flap and said intermediate flap, covered by said flaps, and secured therebetween only at a lateral portion of one of the envelopes of said series, a second similar series of pass envelopes between said intermediate flap and said front flap, a transverse handle member at the lower edge of each of said series of pass envelopes, and interconnectable fastening means upon each pair of adjacent flaps removably securing said flaps to one another and permitting selective pivotal separation of said flaps so as to uncover either of said series of pass envelopes and to permit said pass envelopes to be placed in unfolded relationship.

3. A pass case comprising, in combination, a front flap, a rear flap and an intermediate fiap secured at one end thereof in interconnected pivotal relationship with one another, a first holding member between said rear flap and said intermediate flap, a first series of vertically aligned laterally interconnected transparent pass envelopes folded one upon another disposed between said rear flap and said intermediate flap, covered by said flaps, and secured therebetween upon said first holding member only at the upper transverse edge of one of the envelopes of said first series, a second similar series of pass envelopes disposed between said front flap and said intermediate fiap, a second transverse handle member at the lower edge of each of said series of pass envelopes, and interconnectable fastening means upon each pair of adjacent flaps adapted to secure a free opposite end of one of said flaps to an adjacent flap thereby permitting selective pivotal separation of said flaps from one another so as' to uncover either of said series of pass envelopes and to permit said pass envelopes to be placed into unfolded relationship.

4. A pass case comprising, in combination, a front flap and a rear fiap laterally secured thereto at one end thereof in pivotal relationship, a holding member secured between said front flap and said rear flap, an intermediate flap pivotally secured at one end thereof to said holding member, a first series of vertically aligned laterally interconnected transparent pass envelopes folded one upon another disposed between said rear fiap and said intermediate fiap, covered by said flaps, and secured therebetween only at the upper edge portion of the topmost envelope of said series, a second similar series of pass envelopes disposed between said intermediate flap and said front flap, a transverse handle member at the lower edge of each of said series of pass envelopes, and interconnectable fastening members upon each pair of adjacent flaps removably securing a free opposite end of each of said flaps to its adjacent flap thereby permitting selective pivotal separation of said flaps from one another so as to uncover either of said series of pass envelopes and to permit said pass envelopes to be placed into unfolded relationship.

5. A pass case comprising, in combination, a front flap, an integral intermediate flap pivotally movable with respect to said front flap and joined thereto at a transverse end thereof, a holding member transversely disposed across said rear flap pivotally joining the opposite end portion of said intermediate flap to said rear flap, said rear flap having oppositely disposed vertically aligned overhanging portions overlying said front flap, a first series of vertically aligned laterally interconnected pass envelopes folded one upon another disposed between said rear flap and said intermediate flap, covered by said flaps, and secured therebetween only at the upper end portion of the topmost envelope of said series, a second similar series of pass envelopes disposed between said intermediate fiap and said front flap, a fastening member upon each of said overhanging portions and a complementary fastening member underlying said first-named fastening member adapted to secure said flaps to one another removably thereby permitting selective pivotal separation of said flaps from one another so as to uncover either of said series of pass envelopes and to permit said pass envelopes to be placed into unfolded relationship.

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